Shloka 16
Gaṅgā-tīra Udaka-kriyā and Kuntī’s Disclosure of Karṇa’s Maternity
Strī-parva, Adhyāya 27
Devanagari script
तलशब्दानुनदितो महारथमहाह्द: । यस्येषुपातमासाद्य नान्यस्तिष्ठेद् धनंजयात्
Transliteration
talaśabdānunadito mahārathamahāhradaḥ | yasy eṣupātam āsādya nānyas tiṣṭhed dhanañjayāt ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “He was like a vast lake set ringing by the sharp clatter of the tala (the clap of the palm)—a great chariot-warrior of immense depth. Once one came within the fall of his arrows, no other fighter could stand firm against Dhanañjaya (Arjuna).”
Word by Word
तलशब्दानुनदितःresounding with the sound of palms (clapping)
तलशब्दानुनदितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतल-शब्द-अनुनदित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महारथमहाह्रदःhe whose great lake is (filled with) great chariot-warriors
महारथमहाह्रदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ-महाह्रद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
इषुपातम्the fall/flight of arrows; arrow-shot
इषुपातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइषु-पात
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आसाद्यhaving reached/encountered
आसाद्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्यःanother (person)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तिष्ठेत्could stand/remain
तिष्ठेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√स्था
FormVidhi-lin (optative), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
धनंजयात्from Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)A
arrows (iṣu)T
tala (palm/clapper)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes